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Can a slightly wider tire help you carry a heavier load, or make your ride smoother, when bicycle touring? That’s exactly what one reader asked us, so we got an expert to tell us about the difference tire width makes for our Ask A Mechanic series. Read More »

The rims of your bike’s wheels are one of the more likely things you’ll have to replace – possibly during a tour. In the latest installment of Ask A Mechanic, we tackle the question of how to check and reduce wear to your bicycle’s rims. Read More »

We’ve all been there. You park your bike up against a wall, turn around and…. boom! It falls to the ground. That’s how we put most the scratches on our bicycles at least. But if we’d listened to the advice in this week’s Ask A Mechanic feature, we might have kept the paint job on […] Read More »

Discovering a crack in your bike frame in the middle of a tour is always worrying. Thankfully, it doesn’t happen often but when it does, what can you do? From our Ask A Mechanic series, here is the answer to the question: What should I do if my bicycle frame cracks during a trip? Read More »

We have a new feature here on the site: the chance to ask a bike mechanic all those questions you’ve been saving up. We have framebuilders and bike shop owners ready to answer your questions. This week we’re talking about how to tell when your chain is worn out and if some chains are stronger […] Read More »

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We’re Friedel & Andrew: two Canadians who love travelling by bicycle. We’ve travelled through over 30 countries and cycled over 60,000km. Most of that distance was covered on a bike tour around the world from 2006-2009. Read More »

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